Anyone watching the spread of sports betting legislation in the USA since 2018 will have seen plenty of twists and turns. Some states considered to be unlikely betting adopters have long ago launched their wagering platforms, while others that were felt to be slam dunks have rejected betting for one reason or another. If you hadn’t been following along as states get ticked off the list, would you ever have presumed that Kansas would permit onli
Read MoreSports betting in Virginia is paying out more than ever before, at least where the public purse is concerned. With new figures for October recently released, it has been calculated that the state raised a record $7 million plus in the tenth month of 2022 - a greater revenue than the state has ever achieved. That’s good news for public services in Virginia, but why the sudden jump? The rise in taxed revenue can be attributed to a single law c
Read MoreAmid all the goodwill currently being felt in Ohio after the long-awaited launch of sports betting in the state, one of the sportsbooks offering its services to Ohioans has already blotted its copybook in the eyes of legislators. Before a single platform went live, DraftKings had already broken one of the laws laid down in the meticulously-written rulebook, and has as a result incurred an initial fine of $350,000 pending appeal. The breach of
Read MoreJust over a year after the signing of legislation to permit sports betting in the Buckeye state, Ohio sports betting finally went live at midnight on New Year’s Day, completing a journey that lawmakers in the state hope will see major cash revenues. Sixteen mobile sportsbooks and a further twelve brick-and-mortar locations took their first bets in the state on the first day of the new year, and there are set to be more options for Read More
Every year since 2018 has seen at least one new state add its name to the roll of states permitting betting on sports and, with 32 states plus Washington DC now having some form of legalized sports wagering, we may be nearing the point where critical mass is reached, and those states who are going to permit sports betting have all done so. However, that point has not yet been reached if the list of states with bills in the works is anything to go
Read MoreWhile sports betting has taken off in a big way across the USA, with more than half of the states in the union now having legalized this form of wagering, online casino betting has lagged behind. As of this moment, the number of states that allow online roulette and slots is pretty tiny by comparison; six jurisdictions have passed such laws while 33 have permitted sports betting. Given the differences between casino betting and sports wagering
Read MoreWith the new year comes a new congressional session - and with January 4th the date for Missouri’s congress to start its 2023 business, there are a few clear priorities being laid out for the state’s lawmakers. In the eyes of state residents, congress members and other movers and shakers, one of the most urgent priorities is getting a bill passed to permit sports betting in the state. As we shall see, there are more reasons than the obvious t
Read MoreThe question of sports betting in the Peach State of Georgia has divided opinion for some time, and been an issue of interest in recent political races. At the present time, there is no provision for sports or casino betting in the state, and last autumn’s gubernatorial race pitched anti-betting incumbent Brian Kemp against Stacey Abrams, who favored th
Read MoreMassachusetts sports betting will begin to clear some important hurdles this week as the state’s gaming council begins to hear evidence in support of applications for the “untethered” licenses which will be distributed to online-only providers. With seven licenses available and only six companies in the running for the initial distribution of said licenses, the sportsbooks in question need only demonstrate that they are capable of running a
Read MoreAs of the 1st of January, one of the bellwether states of America will become the newest market to offer legal sports betting. There has been a lot of anticipation about how Ohio will adapt to betting, not least because in the minds of many people, it is about as close as you can get to the average US state. New York, or California? They’re alm
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